The most expensive products in technology history are often solutions looking for problems that don't yet exist at commercial scale. Meta is shutting down Horizon Worlds on VR — removed from the Quest store in March, terminated on June 15 — after close to $80 billion in losses. Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse was a technically impressive solution to a problem that the market had not...
Meta's removal of end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages, set for May 8, 2026, could have implications beyond the platform itself. The decision, confirmed through a quiet help page update, is being watched closely by other tech companies and policymakers. Its consequences may help shape the future of encrypted communication online.
Encryption on Instagram arrived in 2023 following Zuckerberg's 2019 promise. It was opt-in...
A notable capability is being discontinued in ChatGPT's Mac application. Starting January 15, 2026, voice conversation features will no longer be available through the...
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence venture announced Thursday a sweeping partnership to revolutionize education in a Central American nation through technology deployment. The xAI company...
Elon Musk's space technology leader is moving toward a landmark public offering. SpaceX has begun conversations with leading financial institutions regarding a stock market...
Australian teenagers will lose the ability to express content preferences through YouTube likes when the platform implements the country's under-16 social media ban on...
Crisis management has been activated at maximum levels at OpenAI as the company confronts what leadership describes as a critical moment. Sam Altman has...
The experiment involved over 1,000 users, but platforms operate at vastly larger scales serving billions globally. Extrapolating experimental findings to understand real-world impacts requires...
Computer and printer manufacturer HP has committed to eliminating between 4,000 and 6,000 positions globally by October 2028 as part of its digital transformation...
A groundbreaking cyber breach, reportedly executed with 80-90% autonomy by an AI model, has been thwarted by Anthropic, the company announced. The incident, linked...
Google's "Project Suncatcher" is a bold vision, but the company's own "cautionary note" lays out three massive hurdles that must be overcome. These "significant...
The $3 trillion AI datacenter boom is being built on "lofty revenue expectations," with Morgan Stanley projecting the generative AI market to hit $1tn...
